Transportation Planner 3

Transportation Planner 3

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you're valued. We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Join our dynamic team of transportation planners and designers dedicated to creating innovative, practical solutions that improve safety, connectivity, and accessibility. Collaborating closely with our traffic engineers, you'll help develop and implement roadway improvements that solve immediate traffic challenges while supporting long-term community goals. If you're passionate about shaping smarter, safer transportation systems, we'd love you to be a part of our team!

The Transportation Planner 3 provides planning services including preparing transportation system plans, modal plans, long-range plans, transportation studies, transportation planning work programs, and other transportation-related planning documents as assigned. Duties include assisting with research, data analysis, technical writing and plan development, leading public meetings and outreach, preparing presentation materials and graphics, agency and stakeholder coordination, and other duties as assigned. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, desire to learn new skills, and have great organizational and communication skills.

A Transportation Planner 3 should demonstrate proficiency in and assist with managing transportation planning concepts, apply functions including land use and transportation relationships, short-range and long-range planning, transportation system planning and analyses and evaluation, transportation public policy, traffic engineering, environmental analysis, public involvement and communications, land use planning and community development. A Transportation Planner 3 exercises discretion and judgement in all work tasks.

This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek input and guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary. This position will with limited guidance from a more experienced Transportation Planner.

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Software:
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Proficient;
Market Sector Software (may include ArcGIS, TransCAD, Synchro, Vissim, Power BI, etc., dependent on position and other relevant skills and experience) - Developing

• Intermediate understanding of technical fundamentals
• Performs moderately complex tasks independently
• Effectively divides projects into individual tasks
• Leads technical effort on small projects
• Performs quality control of basic deliverables

Team player, able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks. Anticipate the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.

Produces the following independently, or with very limited oversight:

• Transportation system analyses
• Transportation planning reports
• Policy papers
• Meeting agendas and minutes
• Public involvement and communication materials associated with transportation planning projects

Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort. Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.

Demonstrate strong familiarity with the following transportation planning documents programs, codes, and state and federal regulations:

• Transportation and land use plans, policies, and programs
• Transportation funding and program delivery mechanisms, plans, policies, and opportunities
• Transportation system analyses
• Transportation resiliency analyses
• Population, economic, and demographic forecasts as they relate to transportation
• Public and agency involvement plans and communication strategies
• Transportation planning regulations, programs, and guidance documents

Frequent client communications. Resolves issues on small projects. Attends client meetings. Consistently uses situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in-person).

Other duties as assigned.

Performs moderate to advanced levels of technical work on larger and more complex projects as assigned by the market sector. Operates with a moderate level of autonomy. May assist with some project management tasks.

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• Bachelor's Degree in transportation planning, land use planning, civil engineering, communications, or associated field required
• Years of experience required: 4 years
• Years of…